December 18, 2022 In this week’s article, we examine the developmental aspects of toddlerhood that play into Social Ability. It is the second article in a series that will focus on the development of social ability throughout early childhood. Toddlerhood is an ultimate phase of Doing colored by a dramatic entrance of the Feeling […]
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November 27, 2022 Our children first encounter Creative Exploration through play. It is how they grow and how they learn about the world. As parents, we can support this explorative process by providing ample time for uninterrupted play within our daily rhythms and by creating a nurturing environment that includes appropriate toys. In this article
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November 20, 2022 In this week’s article, we examine the First Year of Life and how it lays the foundation for Social Ability. It is the first article in a series that will focus on the development of social ability throughout early childhood. The first year flies by so quickly as we are immersed in
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This week’s blog post comes from Judith Frizlen, author and early childhood educator. Judith is also the instructor for our on-demand online course, Creating Home Away from Home, as well as our upcoming seasonal workshops, Words for Parents through the Seasons. Did you ever buy something before you knew its purpose in your life? We recently
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April 24, 2022 All across the Midwest, flowering trees dotted with tiny billows of pink and white send a gentle message of awakening. Flowering bulbs thrust their bold colors out of the earth to eagerly flag Spring’s arrival. We are certain of the seasonal change, yet it is difficult to feel patient for the full
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April 3, 2022 In this week’s Living Arts Weekly blog post, Chinyelu Kunz of WeNurture shares the ways in which you can nurture your child’s 12 senses through a holistic home life! SENSE OF TOUCH Are you able to have natural fibers – such as cotton, wool, linen – in your furnishings – rugs or
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March 27, 2022 March has a little bit of sunshine and a little bit of wild, much like all of us. Maybe March is the ultimate human experience personified in weather! I read this a few days ago at The Parenting Passageway and it certainly rang true. Having four very different seasons of the year
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March 6, 2022 Receive the child in Reverence Educate them in Love Let them go forth in Freedom -Rudolf Steiner Today’s blog post is from Chinyelu Kunz of WeNurture: The above quote from Rudolf Steiner, Founder of Waldorf Education, speaks to the very essence of this education. What’s so powerful about the words in
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February 27, 2022 This week, we have a guest post from author and early childhood educator, Judith Frizlen. You can visit Judy’s website here! Young children don’t think their way to learning; they learn by doing. And what they do and how they learn is play. Whatever it takes to learn a skill they need
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January 30, 2021 Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist master, died this past week at the age of 95. He was much loved for his teaching of mindfulness, compassion and nonviolence. I have always appreciated the simple, yet profound, truths he was able to articulate in meaningful ways. More importantly, how authentically he walked
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